{"id":89588,"date":"2025-08-20T16:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T21:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=89588"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:14:15","slug":"do-you-have-material-on-restoring-young-people-who-had-committed-fornication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-you-have-material-on-restoring-young-people-who-had-committed-fornication\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have material on restoring young people who had committed fornication?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Good day,<\/p>\n<p>I am looking for resources to restore young people who have fallen into the sin of fornication. Do you have any lessons? Do you know of any books or pages?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks a lot!<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>There is a ton of material on the topic of fornication on this website. I selected a few to get you started.<\/p>\n<p>What is fornication and why it is wrong:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-fornicator\/\">What does it mean to be a fornicator?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-root-cause-of-sexual-sins\/\">The Root Cause of Sexual Sins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-is-sex-outside-of-marriage-wrong\/\">Why Is Sex Outside of Marriage Wrong?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-truth-about-sex-no-one-tells-you\/\">The Truth About Sex No One Tells You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/teaching-children-about-fornication\/\">Teaching Children About Fornication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/sex-and-sanctification\/\">Sex and Sanctification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/it-takes-only-one-time\/\">It Takes Only One Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/possess-your-vessel\/\">Possess Your Vessel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stopping fornication:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-i-fight-the-temptation-to-commit-fornication\/\">How do I fight the temptation to commit fornication?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-keep-repeating-the-same-sexual-sins-how-do-i-stop\/\">I keep repeating the same sexual sins. How do I stop?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-want-to-repent-can-you-tell-me-what-i-need-to-do\/\">I want to repent. Can you tell me what I need to do?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-find-myself-repeatedly-committing-fornication-when-i-know-it-is-wrong\/\">I find myself repeatedly committing fornication when I know it is wrong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/ive-continued-to-commit-fornication-after-i-was-baptized-how-do-i-convince-my-boyfriend-that-it-is-wrong\/\">I&#8217;ve continued to commit fornication after I was baptized. How do I convince my boyfriend that it is wrong?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-cant-bring-myself-to-stop-fornicating\/\">I can&#8217;t bring myself to stop fornicating<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That former fornicators can be forgiven:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-you-permanently-defiled-after-fornication\/\">Are you permanently defiled after fornication?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-cant-i-repent-of-my-fornication\/\">Why can&#8217;t I repent of my fornication?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-a-christian-who-knowingly-commits-fornication-be-forgiven\/\">Can a Christian who knowingly commits fornication be forgiven?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-i-return-to-god-after-committing-fornication\/\">How do I return to God after committing fornication?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-fornication-mean-my-salvation-is-lost-permanently\/\">Does fornication mean my salvation is lost permanently?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-repeated-my-fornication-after-getting-baptized-am-i-unforgivable\/\">I repeated my fornication after getting baptized. Am I unforgivable?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-i-be-forgiven-for-fornication\/\">Can I be forgiven for fornication?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-marriage-bring-forgiveness-for-fornication\/\">Does marriage bring forgiveness for fornication?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-you-repent-of-having-sex-outside-of-wedlock-and-a-baby-is-on-the-way\/\">How do you repent of having sex outside of wedlock and a baby is on the way?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dealing with excuses as to why the couple can&#8217;t get married, even though they want to do so later.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-we-be-forgiven-of-our-fornication\/\">How can we be forgiven of our fornication?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-a-couple-who-committed-fornication-manage-to-have-a-good-marriage\/\">Can a couple, who committed fornication, manage to have a good marriage?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Good day, I am looking for resources to restore young people who have fallen into the sin of fornication. Do you have any lessons? Do you know of any books or pages? Thanks a lot! Answer: There is a ton of material on the topic of fornication on this website. 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